*Book Release Blast* "Kyle's Return" by L.P. Dover!

Kyle's Return

Gloves Off Book # 5

~By: L.P. Dover

~Released: April 7th, 2015

~Genres: Romantic Suspense, Contemporary

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I promised myself I’d stay away from dangerous men, but I couldn’t live up to that when Kyle Andrews came back to town. For years, he sabotaged his opponents to get ahead, doing unspeakable things no matter the cost. After a fatal fight left him wounded, Kyle knew his UFC career would be over. And it is. He has nothing, but he’s determined to get it all back and make things right.

My name is Megan. I’ve known violence, pain, and what it feels like to be scared to live another day. All of that changed the moment I refused to be a victim. Now that my psychotic ex, Alex, can’t find me, I’ve been given a second chance. I owe my life to my friends. The same goes for Kyle. Without him, I wouldn’t be able to feel.
Everyone hates him. But for the life of me I don’t. There’s something about him I can’t ignore. Being with Kyle makes me want it all. But in loving a hated man, I didn’t know it’d bring the life I fled from back to haunt me. Everywhere I go danger lurks and bad things are happening. Kyle believes it’s because of him, but I think otherwise. I’m afraid Alex has found me . . . and this time he’s not going to let me go.

"Singularity" by Susan Kaye Quinn! *Release Blast & Giveaway*

The Legacy Human, #1

~By: Susan Kaye Quinn

~Released: March 2nd, 2015

~Length: 407 Pages

~Genres: Young Adult, Sci-Fi, Dystopian

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Spiritual successor to the bestselling Mindjack trilogy… 

When transcending humanity is the prize, winning the Game is all that matters.

Seventeen-year-old Elijah Brighton wants to become an ascender—a post-Singularity human/machine hybrid—after all, they’re smarter, more enlightened, more compassionate, and above all, achingly beautiful. But Eli is a legacy human, preserved and cherished for his unaltered genetic code, just like the rainforest he paints. When a fugue state possesses him and creates great art, Eli miraculously lands a sponsor for the creative Olympics. If he could just master the fugue, he could take the gold and win the right to ascend, bringing everything he’s yearned for within reach… including his beautiful ascender patron. But once Eli arrives at the Games, he finds the ascenders are playing games of their own. Everything he knows about the ascenders and the legacies they keep starts to unravel… until he’s running for his life and wondering who he truly is.

The Legacy Human is the first in a new young adult science fiction series that explores the intersection of mind, body, and soul… and how technology will challenge us to remember what it means to be human.

*Release Blast* "Reluctantly In Love" by Niecey Roy!

Reluctantly In Love

(What's Love??? #3)

~Published: January 20, 2015

~Length: 297 Pages

~Genres: New Adult, Romantic Comedy, Humorous Contemporary Romance

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White picket fences and fairy tale endings aren't in Roxanna Moss's vocabulary. If she’s learned anything at all from her parents’ failed relationships, it’s to keep a lid on her emotions and the walls secure around her heart. As a PI in training by day and a writer by night, she doesn’t have time for a relationship, anyway. 

What she didn’t plan on was Dr. Walker…

Chase Walker’s piercing blue eyes and sexy smile make it difficult to keep her heart in check. Even solving the biggest case of her career can’t distract her from the irresistible man heating up her sheets. Chase has her questioning everything she thought she knew about relationships, and denial can’t change the fact that she’s falling madly, deeply, and reluctantly in love.

*Blitz & Giveaway* "The Last Protector" by Stephanie Keyes!

The Last Protector

~By: Stephanie Keyes

~Released: December 13th, 2014

~Publisher: Inkspell Publishing

~Length: 53 Pages

~Genres: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal

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Gabriel Stewart helped his best friend Kellen St. James save the world from The Scourge in the Battle of Dublin. But before that? Gabe was just an ordinary guy who kept having dreams about a little boy with black hair and green eyes—a boy he hadn’t even met yet. 

And even weirder? Gabe’s mind kept replaying these images on loop of things he’d never seen. He heard voices in his head when no one was around. And he actually blew off hot Valerie Gibbons to chase after the black-haired kid in the park. What was up with that?

As Gabe searches for the truth, fate continually puts him in Kellen’s path, but will he be able to stop the Children of Danu from stealing Kellen before the battle begins? What will it take for Gabe to become The Last Protector?

*The Last Protector is a companion novella--intended to be read after the other books in the series.

*Release Day Blitz* "Spring Knight" by Mia Hoddell!

Spring Knight

(Seasons of Change, #4)

~By: Mia Hoddell

~Released: November 14th, 2014

~Length: 181 Pages

(Novella)

~Genres: Young Adult, Romance

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She wants the leading role in everything but her own life.

Kayleigh Barrow always gets the leading role. Top of her class, well liked, and a good actress, she’s most comfortable on stage where she can pretend to be someone else and forget the real Kayleigh exists. However, when auditions for the latest production are opened up to the entire university, the lines between fantasy and reality start to blur.

The last person Kayleigh expected to audition was Aiden Hanson. Renowned player and popular on campus, Kayleigh has tried to conceal her feeling from him for years. She knows it would be stupid to think he’d want her or an actual relationship, but when they’re thrown together in the production, Kayleigh can no longer hide from him.

No matter how much she tries to distances herself, he’s always there. Neither of them can deny their attraction, but Kayleigh has to question Aiden’s motives. He’s never had a serious relationship and she refuses to be another conquest. Yet, when her acting starts to become real and she can no longer hide behind her character, Kayleigh must decide whether Aiden’s worth the risk, or if he’s only after a challenge and will end up breaking her heart.

Spring Knight is the 4th book in the Seasons of Change series. However, all books are standalone reads and can be enjoyed separately, but can also be enjoyed as part of a series because characters overlap.

*Blitz & Giveaway* "Betrayed" by Felicia Starr!

Betrayed

(Breaking the Darkness #2)

~By: Felicia Starr

~Released: October 29th, 2014

~Publisher: Crushing Hearts Black Butterfly

~Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Drama

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Kasha Alexander has been through a great deal since the death of her Gram, kidnapped, and abused, she has fought her way out of captivity with the help of the one man who just might be her saving grace, Graven.

Graven has been searching for Kasha for a millennia and now that he’s found her, he’s not about to let her go. He will protect her in any form, no matter what the cost…

Little does he know how high that cost will be….

*Release Blitz* "Awaken" by Kristen Days!

Awaken

(Daughters of the Sea, #2)

~By: Kristen Day

~Published: October 1st, 2012 

~Length: 273

~Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance

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*Release Blitz* "Air: Merlin's Chalice" by Meredith Bond!

Air: Merlin’s Chalice

(Children of Avalon Book One)

~By: Meredith Bond

~Published: March 18th, 2014

~Length: 322 Pages

~Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance

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*Tour Stop* "Flawed Perfection" by Cassandra Giovanni!

Flawed Perfection

(Beautifully Flawed, #1)

~By: Cassandra Giovanni

~Published: March 7th, 2014

~Genres: New Adult, Contemporary, Romance

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*Release Blast* "Taken by Choice" by Jessica Frances!

Taken By Choice

(Taken Trilogy #3)

~By: Jessica Frances

~Published: March 6th, 2014

~Genres: New Adult, Paranormal, Romance

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*Release Blitz* "Cup of Sugar" by Karla Doyle!

Cup of Sugar

(Close to Home, Book 1)

~By: Karla Doyle

~Released: February 28, 2014

~Genre: Hot Contemporary Romance

~Word Count: 55,537

~Price: $2.99

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*Spotlight & Giveaway* "River of Bones" by Angela J. Townsend!

Win a 3 Month Subscription to Audible.com from Clean Teen Publishing!

Check out Clean Teen Publishing's new audio release of RIVER OF BONES by Angela J. Townsend. In celebration of this new audio release, we will be offering a giveaway where one lucky winner will receive a 3 Month Subscription (or 3 Audible credits) for Audible.com. That's a $45 Value! Check out the two audio books Clean Teen Publishing currently has available and make sure to enter the giveaway at the bottom! 

*Release Blitz* "Once Upon a Darker Time" by M.J. Bell!

Once Upon a Darker Time 

(Chronicles of the Secret Prince, Book # 2)

~By: M.J. Bell

~Published: February 17, 2014

~Publisher: MTB Publishing, Inc. LLC

~Length: 314 Pages

~Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy

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Defying the odds, Deston Lespérance defeated Grossard, the Solitary Faerie who kidnapped his mother and father, and delivered the Light Crystal back to Tir na-nÓg in time to secure the Fae’s reign of the high realm. Now at long last, his dream of having a whole family has come to pass. Unfortunately, “happily ever after” doesn’t last forever, for Grossard lives and is more resolved than ever to get his revenge on the Fae—this time teaming up with Mordred to unleash the darkness which has lain dormant since the earth’s creation.

Deston, though still struggling with his newly found powers, sets off with Margaux on another epic adventure to locate and destroy the Shard of Erebus before Grossard and Mordred can find it. He is fully aware the stakes are high, but he has no idea the scope of sacrifices he’ll be required to make. As his world crumbles around him and his friends fall, he holds onto the only glimmer of hope he has left … that the Fae power and strength truly does reside within him and that he still has a chance to become the hero they claim him to be.

*Release Blitz" "True Colors" by Melissa Pearl!

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True Colors

~By: Melissa Pearl

~Published: February 16th, 2014

~Cover Designer: Kate Strawbridge of Dwell Design & Press

~Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary

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Caitlyn Davis always cruised through life, not being the type to ruffle feathers or involve herself in high school drama…until a chance encounter with a strange, homeless man changes everything.

Suddenly, Caitlyn has the ability to see behind people’s masks. She discovers that her life isn’t as simple as she imagined and her high school is filled with secrets…some very sinister ones.

Unable to ignore her new gift, Caitlyn embarks on a mission to learn why one of her friends now appears terrified, but masks her fear behind a bright, smiling veneer. Will Caitlyn’s new ability lead her into hot water? Or is her new found vision a blessing that will expose her friends’ true colors?

Her quest will lead Caitlyn to lose friends, stand up for those in need, and even find love.

At Palisades High School, every face tells a story…

*Blitz & Spotlight* "Forsaken" by Kristen Day!

Daughters of the Sea, Book #1

~Published: January 28th, 2014

~Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Mythology, Paranormal, Romance

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Once you’ve been touched by darkness, it never leaves you…

Abandoned by her parents as an infant; seventeen year old Hannah spent her childhood wading through countless foster families until being adopted by the Whitmans three years ago.

Unfortunately, Atlanta’s high society wasn’t quite ready for Hannah…or the strange events that plague her.

Chilling visions of murder, unexplained hallucinations, and  dark, mysterious guy who haunts her nightmares all culminate to set in motion a journey of self-discovery that will challenge everything she’s ever believed; not to mention her sanity.

Sent to live at The House of Lorelei on Bald Head Island, NC for ‘kids like her’, Hannah quickly realizes things are not what they seem. Her fellow ‘disturbed’ teens are actually the descendants of mythical Sea Gods and Goddesses. And so is she.

But when Finn, the ghost from her dreams, appears in the flesh; her nightmares become reality and her dark visions begin coming true. Inexplicably drawn to him, she can’t deny the dangerous hold he has on her heart. The deadly secrets he harbors will ultimately test her courage and push the boundaries of her love.

She must decide if she is ready to embrace the ancient legend she is prophesied to be a part of. The fate of all the descendants will forever depend upon it.

*Release Blitz & Giveaway* "The Genesis Project" by Tigris Eden!

~Release: Jan 28, 2014

~Genres: New Adult, Adult Fiction, Sci-Fi, Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance

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"BattleFields of Silence" by William Tedford! *Release Blitz & Giveaway*

"Dervishes" by Neal Starkman! *Book Release Blast & Giveaway*

~Published: November 21st, 2013 

~Length: Pages 308

~Genres: Adult Fiction, Romance, Historical

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"Seasons of Sorrow" by C.C. Wood! *Release Blast & Giveaway*

~Released: January 16, 2014

~Genres: Adult Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Inspirational, Contemporary, Romance

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Just a few short months after her son’s birth, Charlotte Fallon faces a parent’s worst nightmare. In her darkest hour, she finds herself abandoned by her husband, Derek, left to deal with her heartbreak alone.

Jobless and with very little money, she fights to regain her footing.

As the months pass, secrets her husband managed to bury are unearthed and she wonders if she ever truly knew him. As the truth continues to come to light, Derek’s business partner and Charlotte’s friend, Gregory Swift, steps in to help her deal with the repercussions of her husband’s betrayal.

Seasons come and go, and, as Charlotte begins to return to life, she realizes that she is much stronger than she believed. And while a pain this deep can never be forgotten, Charlotte learns there is room for joy in the future as the wounds heal. Even a winter of sorrow can eventually warm into a summer of sweetness. 

A native Texan, C.C. grew up either reading or playing the piano.  Years later, she’s still not grown up and doing the same things.  Since the voices in her head never shut up, C.C. decided to try and profit from their crazy stories and started writing books.

Now that she has a baby girl at home, C.C.’s non-writing time is usually spent cleaning up poopy diapers or feeding the poop machine.  Sometimes she teaches piano, cooks, or spends time bugging her hubby and two beagles. 

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The Labyrinth Wall Monster Party!!

Welcome to The Labyrinth Wall Monster Party!

The monster party blog fest is a celebration of The Labyrinth Wall book release, which is available now. So to join in the fun… The Labyrinth Wall Author, Emilyann, has invited participants to post about a monster, share The Labyrinth Wall release information and jump around to read about everyone else’s monsters. Join the party by hoping around to check out the monsters, and have a blast!

~My Favorite Labyrinth Monster:

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The Minotaur

The Minotaur is probably one of the most famous monsters associated with the labyrinth, but there's a reason for that- he's awesome!  As far as monsters go, he's terrifying, and the thought of being up against him is certainly intimidating.  He shows up in so many different places- Greek Mythology, books, films, and random stories.  One of the essential labyrinth monsters, the original beast of the maze, few could stand up against The Minotaur.

Without further delay, let’s kick off this book launch and learn more about The Labyrinth Wall…

The Labyrinth Wall (Obsidian Series, Book1)

Young Adult Fantasy Novel

~By: Emilyann Girdner

~Editors: Nicole Zoltack & James Allen Sr.

~Published: January 2nd, 2014

~Pages: 377

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This is the tale of a young woman who discovers that although labyrinth walls confine her and her enemies try to repress her, the power of hope can set her free…

Araina’s isolated teenage life is forever altered when she witnesses a man emerge through a rippling wall into the dark labyrinth she calls home. As a result of the stranger’s arrival, Araina’s Creators have unleashed a series of magical attacks using the labyrinth against its inhabitants. Now Araina must decide if she will trust potentially deceitful allies in order to reach safety on the other side of the labyrinth wall.

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~Readers Have Said:

"A fascinating tale of adventure, danger and self discovery. You will not want to put this one down as you are drawn into the quest for something as unknown and distant as a reoccurring, puzzling and incomprehensible dream."

"The Author created a very in depth world that left me even more curious about it."

~ 4/5 Roses ~

I enjoy books about puzzles, mysteries, riddles, adventure and suspense. Some of the best books for those ingredients are stories involving a labyrinth. There aren't many books that deliver the same kind of entertainment and excitement as a well-written labyrinth adventure. This is one such book, and is one I really enjoyed. 

Most stories involving labyrinths follow someone from the outside who becomes trapped inside one, trying to find their way out. A unique twist in this book, the characters the story follows were created inside the labyrinth, and have never escaped. Desperate to find something more to life than living as an eternal prisoner, constantly in a state of near starvation and death, Araina teams up with several other people, most of whom she knows she can't trust, in order to find a way out of the labyrinth. 

Full of exciting situations, humor, and a good look at the human psyche of a labyrinth prisoner, this book pulls you in, and doesn't let you go until the very end. This story mesmerizes you with fights against guards, cannibals, saber tooth mutts, and some slightly insane creatures. Well written and smooth, Emilyann Girdner has created a wonderful reality with this labyrinth experience. I look forward to reading more books from her in the future, and would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good fight-for-survival adventure. 

*I was given an ARC eCopy of this book, from the author, to read in exchange for an honest review.

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~My Fun Fact:

When Araina’s upset about something, she usually exclaims “scrats!” This is her made up word that combines her two least favorite things, which are scars and rats.

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